DVD Review: "THE WEATHERMAN" Score C

In one of the more boring mis-fires that Nicholas Cage has starred in, the Weatherman has a great director and a decent supporting cast but fall flat. As a moderately successful weatherman in a local market, Cage's character has a life that is in shambles. Divorced (but wants to get back together) a frumpy clueless apathetic 12 year old daughter (who he is trying to hard to hang out with and be her friend) a 15 year old son (that gets sexual hit on by a counselor) and a prize winning writer of a father just diagnosed with cancer (who he can't seem to get approval from). The film plods along slowly and many scenes make no sense other than to try to set up some kind of overall message. I have never heard of a local weatherman being pelted (repeatedly) with various fast food items as he walks down the street, but its in this film. Its a weird film that repleat with bland voice overs attempt to convey a sense of dread about this one man's life. You won't be missing anything if you pass this one by.